Nebraska senator Fischer

Latest answer — December 05, 2025

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Across

  1. 1Home to Kotoka International Airport
  2. 6Many a wearer of a long robe called a thawb
  3. 11Can't-miss purchases?
  4. 14Words of caution
  5. 16Threshold
  6. 17Ties up
  7. 18Coastal waterway
  8. 19Up
  9. 21Subject of the Bouguereau painting "The Abduction of Psyche"
  10. 22Colombian city of 2+ million
  11. 23Dutch artist Jan van der ___
  12. 24Curtail
  13. 25Stick in an orchestra
  14. 26Spot likely to smear
  15. 28They aren't party people
  16. 29Cut, as with a box cutter
  17. 30"Fun-size"
  18. 31Film with the tagline "Someone has taken their love for scary movies one step too far"
  19. 34Words of retaliation
  20. 38Word with fire or false
  21. 39Hotel listing
  22. 40One and the other
  23. 41Big name in chip production
  24. 42Bundle
  25. 43Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush"
  26. 44Refuge
  27. 45Where much of "Brokeback Mountain" was filmed
  28. 47It's perfect
  29. 48"Might as well give it a shot ..."
  30. 51Age at which you just learned something you should have realized before, facetiously
  31. 52Something blocked by censors
  32. 531944 Pacific battle site

Down

  1. 1What clones share
  2. 2It might be on a rack
  3. 3Ski town that shares its name with a tree
  4. 4"High" time
  5. 5Image that's just over a foot, informally
  6. 6"Arrested Development," e.g.
  7. 7Pines
  8. 8Relatives of banjoleles
  9. 9Nebraska senator Fischer
  10. 10Repeat
  11. 11Council, in Russian
  12. 12Got misty
  13. 13Sea shanty singer
  14. 14Skin layer with hair follicles
  15. 15Show stoppers, sometimes
  16. 20Items on many a back-to-school supply list
  17. 22"Is this possible?!?"
  18. 24Take a little off the top
  19. 25Dog treat
  20. 27Silent sort
  21. 28Fancy
  22. 30Kind of instinct
  23. 31Mohamed ___, Egyptian soccer star
  24. 32Shade of red
  25. 33Big name in fast food
  26. 34"Honor Thy Father" writer, 1971
  27. 35Argumentative
  28. 36Get to
  29. 37Minimal coverage provider?
  30. 39Hearty steakhouse serving
  31. 42Tricks
  32. 43Unwitting mark
  33. 45Thickening agent found in many vegan recipes
  34. 46Raced
  35. 49Dot follower in academia
  36. 50Spicy

The answer to “Nebraska senator Fischer” in the New York Times crossword is DEB — a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 5, 2025, a Friday puzzle, at 9-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Nebraska senator Fischer” answer

DEB (3 letters)

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Why the answer is DEB

DEB is the 3-letter solution that fits "Nebraska senator Fischer" in the NYT Crossword crossword on December 5, 2025 (9-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does DEB mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of DEB is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • an upper-class young woman making her first appearance in fashionable society

When else has “Nebraska senator Fischer” appeared?

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December 5, 2025 (most recent) → DEB. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Nebraska senator Fischer”?

The answer is DEB, a 3-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on December 5, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Nebraska senator Fischer”?

3 letters: DEB.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on December 5, 2025 (a Friday puzzle), at 9-Down.

Can “Nebraska senator Fischer” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

The full grid for December 5, 2025 is on the NYT Crossword answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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